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| HER Number: | MDV112867 |
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| Name: | Ovoid enclosure in former Bagtor Wood |
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Summary
An ovoid enclosure of 0.195 hectares on the southern slope of the former Bagtor Wood. Despite being disturbed by the plantation, which has now been felled, most of the wall circuit is clear as a low stony bank. A central feature may be a ruined hut circle or a cairn but was obscured by vegetation at the time of survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 758 749 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD? (Between))
Full description
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Oval enclosure and central feature visible on the aerial photography.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 61, Figure 19 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
An ovoid enclosure of 0.195 hectares on the southern slope of the former Bagtor Wood at SX75838 74958. Despite being disturbed by the plantation, which has now been felled, most of the wall circuit is clear as a low stony bank. A central feature may be a ruined hut circle or a cairn but was obscured by vegetation at the time of survey.
Condition is stable but with legacy damage.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(April 2019 visit) Condition assessed as bad; primary damage agent is vegetation (bramble).
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Image taken on April 2019 visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #72227 ] |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 61, Figure 19. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV62344 | Related to: Cairn in enclosure in the former Bagtor Wood (Monument) |
| MDV62341 | Related to: Hut circle in Bagtor Wood (Monument) |
| MDV103648 | Related to: Large field system centred on Halshanger Common (Monument) |
| MDV26620 | Related to: Reaves and a possible walled lane or droveway in Bagtor Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 9 2020 1:12PM |
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